Valutico

AUGUST 30, 2023

Dividend Policy: For mature companies with stable cash flows, the Terminal Growth Rate helps determine an appropriate dividend policy. The rate at which dividends can grow sustainably is linked to the Terminal Growth Rate. These industries often experience slower growth as they reach saturation points in the market.

Terminal Value 98

Terminal Value Dividends Weighted Average Cost of Capital Discounted Cash Flow 98

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Corporates are hoarding cash, and that has meant a return to dividends and distributions but also more conservative cash management. This means converting products and services to cash as quickly as possible, centralizing cash, ensuring access to it, and updating treasury policies to address illiquidity or insolvency risks.

Treasury 105

Treasury Banking Finance Dividends 105

Andrew Stolz

MARCH 20, 2020

The formula implies the return an investor expects from a risk-free investment plus the return from the stock in relation to market volatility. The market risk premium is calculated from a market rate of return less a risk-free rate. The formula is expressed in the following.

Beta 52

Beta Capital Structure Risk-free Rate Weighted Average Cost of Capital 52

Valutico

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Market Risk-Free Rate: Beta calculations often involve comparing the asset’s returns to a risk-free rate, such as the yield on a government bond with a similar maturity. The risk-free rate serves as the baseline return with no market risk and provides context for assessing an asset’s risk premium.

Beta 52

Beta Covariance Risk-free Rate Specific Risk 52

Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 31, 2022

Convertible Arbitrage Definition: Convertible arbitrage is a relative value strategy in which a hedge fund profits based on the pricing discrepancy between a company’s convertible bonds and its underlying stock; the fund exploits changes in volatility, credit quality, and interest rates to make money while minimizing overall market risk.

Banking 89

Banking Risk-free Rate Equity Start-ups 89

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 28, 2024

In short, if you don't like betas and have disdain for modern portfolio theory, your choice should not be to abandon risk measurement all together, but to come up with an alternative risk measure that is more in sync with your view of the world.

Risk Premium 117

Risk Premium Beta Start-ups Equity 117

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

In this context, the cost of capital become a measure of the cost of funding a business: In dividend decision s, i.e., the decisions of how much cash to return to owners and in what form (dividends or buybacks), the cost of capital is a divining rod.

Risk Premium 72

Risk Premium Beta Start-ups Equity 72